Craft Guide:


    What is the Craft skill?

    As the name states, the Craft skill is a skill that allows you to craft certain items at lower prices. Not to mention that it also allows you to create signature items of you own and even items that surpass the powers of the gods (not literally). Simply, the craft skill allows you to transform iron and other materials into weapons and other mundane items.

    What do we use it for?

    I know someone will ask me this so I will tell you right here right now. The Craft skill can be used to craft weapons, mundane items, traps, clothing and even toys. Each will have a different DC and cost depending on the size of the item and how special it is. Of course this guide will guide you step by step in the process of making an item. The main idea of this skill is to help you save hard earned money and to help you customize your character to the maximum.

    Why craft?

    The answer is simple... Flavor... Also, to cut costs.

    Using the Craft skill:

    To use the Craft skills you must first select Craft (Insert type of crafting here) as one of your skills at first level. Either that or you must be trained to obtain the skill. Training to obtain the skill will be explained bellow. As for using the Craft skill you must first design what you going to craft in your mind. After that you might want to think what kind of materials you want to craft the weapon with. Let's say you want a katana that has your character's name engraved on the handle with gold. Simple, you craft the katana in your mind and simply purchase enough Iron (or any material you're going to use) and gold. Then refer to the list of common crafts to make the weapon.

    Do you need to roll to use this skill? The answer is no. Why? Because the skill allows you to craft better items faster, meaning that you will always get the item you want as long as you work it through the required days and posts.

    Types of Crafts:
  • Craft (Blacksmith): This skill allows you to craft all kinds of weapons, no matter the size or the price as long as you can meet the requirements for the item and obviously the prize for the materials.
  • Craft (Mundane Items): This skill allows you to craft mundane items such as rulers, vials, vases and anything that can be commonly sold in a marketplace.
  • Craft (Clothing): This allows you to make your own clothing from simple pants to royal kimonos. This skill can be used to craft any kind of clothing and accessories as well as mending clothing that has been ripped in battle.
  • Craft (Jewelry): This allows you to craft items with gems and the like this skill is needed to cut gems and to add them to weapons or basically anything.
  • Craft (Traps): This skill allows you to create traps of all kinds. This is the only craft skill that requires a craft check (dice roll). The craft check determines the trap damage; however, to hide the trap you must use the Hide skill and your enemy must use either a Spot or Search to find the trap.
  • Craft (Art): As the name states this skill allows your character to craft art pieces such as paintings and other types of arts. The paintings can be sold for a high price.
  • Craft (Puppets): A special craft skill for puppet masters, this skill allows you to craft your own customized puppet as well as repairing it in case it was needed to.


DC of each craft:

The DC of every item depends on many factors: how much effort you need to place on crafting the item, the materials used, the facilities used to create the item and over all the time spent on the item. Next I will provide you with a small example guide of different crafts and their DC.

Calculating a DC:

To calculate the DC and post count of the item all you need to do is + all the facts that are associated with the item you are crafting. After that is done you add the total to the basic DC and there you go. You are ready to craft, if you meet the requirements of course.

    Facts to keep in mind when crafting a weapon.
  • Weapon size.
  • Weapon type. “Slashing, throwing, etc.”
  • Material used.
  • Accessories.
  • Type of work: “Master work, mundane work, sexy work ?”
  • Facilities used to craft the item.
  • Time and support.


    Size Base DCs:

  • Tiny: 18 | 6 posts // carved walnut craft boat (if you've heard of that)
  • Small size items: 5 | 2 posts // Jitte, kunai, shuriken
  • Medium size items: 10 | 5 posts // tanto, katana
  • Large size items: 15 | 7 posts // nodachi, kusarigama
  • Huge size items: 30 | 15 posts // The size of a man
  • Gargantuan size items: 50 | 30 posts // The size of a tree
  • Colossal size items: 100 | 50 posts // The size of two trees+

    Type Base DCs:
  • Slashing: + 10 | 3 posts
  • Piercing: +15 | 2 posts
  • Bludgeoning: +10 | 2 posts
  • Throwing: +20 | 4 posts
  • Flexible: +30 | 6 posts

    Material Base DCs:
  • Iron: 10 | 4 posts
  • Steel: 12 | 4 posts
  • Silver: 15 | 5 posts
  • Gold: 8 | 3 posts
  • Stone: 30 | 5 posts
  • Paper: 8 | 2 posts
  • Wood: 16 | 5 posts
  • Leather: 10 | 3 posts
  • Jewelry: 30 | 5 posts

    Type of Work:
  • Simple: 2 | 1 post
  • Medium: 10 | 3 posts
  • Complex: 50 “Puppets fall under complex”| 8 posts
  • Re-shaping a weapon's blade: Weapon total DC + 10 | 2 posts

    Additional DC:

  • Master Work: Difficulty multiplied by 2 | post count multiplied by 2
  • God Item: Difficulty multiplied by 50 | post count multipled by 5
  • Engraved names: +2 per letter | post count +1 per 2 letters
  • Customized Handle: +4 | 1 post
  • Double weapons: +10; each weapon must be crafted individually | post count (of two weapons together) multipled by 3
  • Sharpen the weapons edge: +10 | 1 post


    Crafting a puppet DC List:

  • Starting Puppet DC: 10 | 3 posts
  • Simple Puppet: +5 | 4 posts
  • Complex puppet: +20 | 10 posts
  • Puppet size: “See above”
  • Weapons: +5 per weapon hidden | 1 post if small weapon, 2 posts if medium weapon, 3 posts if large weapon (use common sense)
  • Melee weapons add +10
  • Ranged weapons add + 20

    Crafting a puppet:

    Simply put crafting a puppet is a whole different type of crafting. First of all you need to craft the base form of the puppet in wood or whatever material you going to use on the puppet. Secondly you need to craft the weapons separately from the puppet craft. After the base and the weapons are done you might unite all the work and make the damn puppet.

    Prices:

  • Iron: 50 Ryo per Lbs.
  • Steel: 80 Ryo per Lbs.
  • Silver: 500 Ryo per Lbs.
  • Gold: 1000 Ryo per Lbs.
  • Stone: 20 Ryo per Lbs.
  • Paper: 2 Ryo per 10 paper sheets.
  • Wood: 12 Ryo per Lbs.
  • High Quality Wood: 50 Ryo per Lbs.
  • Leather: 35 Ryo per Yard.
  • Gems: All gems are valued by the seller depending on their size and type.

    All Metals are sold in bars, you must know the weight of the bar in order to sell it. To determine this use your damn logic damn it.

    Master Work and God's Legacy Weapons:

    A Master Work weapon is a weapon crafted with special care and dedication. This weapon can be considered as unique as a Daimyo sword. A master work weapon can be sold for 3 times its normal price. A master work weapon wielder also receives +2 in attack rolls and damage on every attack he/she makes.

    A God's Legacy weapon is a weapon that has legend lore behind it. The weapon must also have a special kind of ability that no other weapon has; a good example of this is the Second Hokage's Thunder Sword, as well as the Sword of Kusanagi. A weapon of this level has a craft DC far higher than the normal ones. However this weapon is priceless in both power and monetary value. So far 50 custom legacy weapons exist on this guild. “I have their stats in my little notebook”